(Globes) Dalia Tal - "After the disengagement, terrorism's center of gravity will shift to the West Bank and target the settlements, while Gaza will serve as a rear echelon and support base for this activity," researchers Shalom Harari and Dr. Mark Heller from the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies write in Strategic Assessment quarterly. They say the PA's inability to exercise effective control of events on the ground or produce any tangible benefits for Palestinians will have a negative impact on its political status and strength, and enable Hamas to emerge as the main beneficiary of disengagement.
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